Pitching Coach Acosta Ejected, Rips Starter's Effort

Acosta was ejected after his second-inning tirade, and that spared him from having to witness the rest of the game. Not only did the Cubs issue 11 walks in a 13-2 loss to San Francisco, five of them came with the bases loaded.

"That's a first for me," manager Don Baylor said.

After the game, Acosta directed his frustration at starter Ruben Quevedo. The rookie right-hander walked five batters and recorded just four outs.

"Ruben has to be held accountable for what he did," Acosta said.

"You can't walk five people and expect to win when you're tossing 89 m.p.h. fastballs. If you don't have your heart and your mind into it, then let us know before the game. We'll get somebody else."

Quevedo, 21, did appear to have trouble with Packard's strike zone, which one player compared to a shoe box. But as several Cubs pointed out, Packard also called balls and strikes for Giants pitchers. And they issued just two walks.

"If you think you can go up there and flip [junk] and get people out at this level, you're gravely mistaken," Acosta said.

"I don't care if you're 19 or 108 years old. This game gives you an opportunity to succeed. If you're not willing to take that challenge, they're going to [beat up] on you--and rightfully so."

Reliever Kyle Farnsworth shut down the Giants for 32/3 innings. But Jamie Arnold walked three of five batters he faced, leading to Rich Aurilia's second three-run homer in two games.

"We're down 4-2 and in the next blink of an eye, we're down seven," Baylor said.